Act I
True or False?
The 'apparition', who is in a clad of full armour, makes no sound as it appears before the guards and Horatio.
True
What is the name of Polonius' advisor, the person whose task is to spy on Laertes?
Reynaldo
"Something's is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Marcellus
“For it is, as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows malicious mockery.” (I. i. 144-145)
Simile
Mr. Merryweather always drinks his daily cup of tea. But how many sugars does he take in his tea?
2
Which country does Laertes, with permission from King Claudius, hope to return to?
France
In Act II, Scene ii, Claudius learns that 'old Norway' has rebuked his nephew (Young Fortinbras), sending him to fight against ___________.
Poland
"This above all: to thine own self be true."
Polonius
”I must be cruel only to be kind.” (III. iv. 181)
Oxymoron
Which Peel secondary school did Mr. Merryweather attend?
Streetsville Secondary School
Polonius offers Laertes three main pieces of advice: how he should dress, what sort of friends to make, and _______________________.
how to handle his money
When reuniting with his friends from school, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet informs them that "Denmark's a __________!"
prison
"To be, or not to be: That is the question."
Hamlet
”With less remorse than [his] bleeding sword” (II. ii. 454)
Personification
At the bottom of your course outline, there is a quote:
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
This is a line delivered by Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams, from Mr. Merryweather's favourite movie.
Dead Poets' Society
Where specifically does Hamlet, and the guards, wait for the Ghost?
On the gun-platform outside of palace
Hamlet is validated in his feelings of betrayal towards his mother, Gertrude, when he hears the Greek myth of __________ and her profound grief after the passing of her husband, King Priam.
Hecuba
"A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark /
Is by a forged process of my death /
Rankly abused."
Ghost
”Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, / Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads.” (I. iii. 49-50)
Alliteration
Which holiday is Mr. Merryweather's favourite?
Thanksgiving
After taking an oath with Horatio and Marcellus, Hamlet speaks of a madness or in his words - an "antic _______________". (I.i.180)
disposition
What is the name of the play that Hamlet requests the actors to play for the evening's performance?
The Murder of Gonzago
“To die, to sleep - / To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub, / For in this sleep of death what dreams may come...”
Hamlet
What is the name of the literary device for exaggerated statements and claims not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
What title was Mr. Merryweather given, voted by his peers, when he was in Grade 12?
Prom King